Sheet material and articles made therefrom



March 1, 1938. H. F. WATERS SHEET MATERIAL AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM Filed July 5, 1934 INVENTOR #422 Y A WHTEB 5 ORNEY articlesformedtherefrom.

One of the objects ofthe "inventionis to-pro-a or sheet formation. from which containers. of various sizes andconformations.

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vide a material may be made, so that the goods displayed therein are visible, or through which labels and other indicia may be visible where applied "to containers of a more permanent form such as glass or heavy cardboard.

A further object of the invention is to provide sheet material of a regenerated cellulose base having associated therewith a re-inforcing element or elements, so that the sheet is re-iniorced to the end, first, that it will retain the goodsior merchandise packed. therein without danger of the package breaking and, second, so that when the edges or other part of the sheet are bent into a desired form there-iniorcement is of sufficient rigidity that the sheet retains the form into which it is bent. It is intended that the re-inforcement be of such nature that it have an in- I herent rigidity sufficient to that end.

A further object of the invention is to form such a sheet for forming a container of a body, made of fibrous or metallic material, and/or, when made of the fibrous material to coat the threads of fibrous material with a metallic, preferably powdered, body for the purpose of making the samesuficiently strong to resist the strains of the packaged body and to have an inherent stillness to retain the same in any shape into which it is formed. r

A further object of the invention is to provide a formed article or container made from a re-inforced sheet of material which is translucent or transparent enough The invention consists of the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as herein illustrated, described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part:

sheeti'materi alare to a plurality 11(Cli9l68) V I g j inwhich thecellulosebase is applied on only ofthe're-lnforcing element; 1

Figure; is a section thrcugh'a sheet ofmaterial, 'where the re-iniforcing element is of a fibrous nature andtowhicha metallic powder hasibeen ,added for. the purpose of adding. rigidity-and strength: I v I Figure 5 is a perspective,v partly in section, showing the construction oiv an oblong, rectangular container, formed from the sheet material herein described; j

Figure 6 is a perspective of a mill: bottle cap formed of the sheet material herein described;

Figure 7 is a transverse section taken through Figure 6;

Figure 8 is an elevation, partly broken away to show a section showing the application of the sheet herein described, as applied to a cup or container; and,

Figure 9 is an elevation, partly broken away to show a section illustrating the application of the sheet to an ordinary bag or sack.

Referring to the drawing, to designates a reticulated or foraminated metallic or textile sheet of sumcient rigidity to retain its shape when bent into a particularly desired sham, and particularly where it is associated with a covering of a product it made from a regenerated I cellulose base, such as the product known on the market as Cellophane.

In Figure 2 is illustrated a construction in which the re-in'forcing element it is covered on both sides by the regenerated cellulose base product ll, and in Figure 3 the regenerated cellulose is applied to one side only of the re-inforcing element 5 2B.

In Figure 4 there is illustrated the re-inforcing element Ill which may be made of a wide mesh textile fibrous body such as cheesecloth. To add rigidity and strength the strands 82 are impregmated with a liquid covering and metallic pow; der 5%.

Products made from sheets of a regenerated cellulose base are transparent, so that merchandise packed therein may be viewed and such products are protected from deterioration by reason of dampness-or atmospheric action. The reoneside tom i6 and the top and the parts assembled. nary press on the flanges i5 efiectively secures the parts together and they will remain secured owing to the inherent rigidity of the re'-iniorcement element II. v

The top il may be provided with an opening is so that after the goods are packed by the application oi! suction the air inside of the container may be exhausted and the container sealed with an ordinary sealing cap 24, which also may be formed of the same material as thebody of the container. v

In containers such as bottle caps as shownin Figures 6 and '7, the cap 20 maybe formed with a die from the material described and when so formed will retain its shape by reason of the inherent rigidity of the material, and at the same time will permit sufllcient visibility so :that the inside cap bearing indicia, as to date-oi packing, etc., may be viewed through the cap 20. Y The cup 2| illustrated in Figure-8 may be formed from a single'die pressing operation and experiment has shown that the cup so formed will retain its shape under trying conditions of use, even where hot liquids are served therein. The ordinary paper sack form of containers shown in Figure 9 may be readily formed from the material described, the body 22 thereof being made from a single sheet and the ends thereof bent down along the lines 23, and when the overlapped ends are pressed together the material has suflicient inherent rigidity to retain its closed position. Experiment has further shown that an extremely open mesh textile, fibrous body, such as wide mesh cheese cloth, may be used as the re-inforcing element, and for lighter articles of mer through the material and at the material acts as a cushion and protective element oi the glass container,

shape without further or other fastening means.

chandise is entirely eilective. However, to add weight, strength and'greater rigidity, the fibrous strands oi such textile may be impregnated with a liquid carrying a metallic powder i3. when so re-iniorced the product is capable of use with merchandise of almost indefinite weight and con-- tour.

Where the material is used to cover glass containers the labels thereof are clearly discernible same time the to the glass container, and when the ends of the material are forced around the bottom and neck the material retains its .Where a container is formed of the material described and the meeting edges are not under lapped, a suitable cementitious material may be used where it is desired to make the container moisture-proof.

g It is contemplated that the. product will be used for an indefinite number of purposes in packaging merchandise and the applications shown in the drawing are merely for illustration and not for the purpose of limiting the disclosure as to use.

Having thus fully described the invention, what" is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

. 1. A material for forming articles of commerce comprising a sheet of regenerated cellulose and a fibrous re-iniorcing element impregnated with a metallic powder stiffening medium associated therewith.

2. A material for forming transparent, semirigid containers comprising a sheet or bendable regenerated cellulose, said sheet having incorporated therein a fibrous mesh re-iniorcement, the fibers of said mesh being impregnated with a metallic powder.

3. A transparent; semi-rigid container formed of a sheet of bendable regenerated cellulose, said sheet having incorporated therein a fibrous mesh re-inforoement, the fibers of said mesh being impregnated with a metallic powder.

. HARRY F. WATERS. 

